City Council Meeting

Bastrop, TX City Council Meeting Agenda Bastrop City Hall City Council Chambers 1311 Chestnut Street Bastrop, TX 78602 (512) 332-8800 September 26, 2017 at 3:00 P.M. City of Bastrop City Council meetings are available to all persons regardless of disability. If you require special assistance, please contact the City Secretary at (512) 332-8800 or write 1311 Chestnut Street, 78602, or by calling through a T.D.D. (Telecommunication Device for the Deaf) to Relay Texas at 1-800-735-2989 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. As authorized by Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code, this meeting may be convened into closed Executive Session for the purposes of seeking confidential legal advice from the City Attorney on any item on the agenda at any time during the meeting. The City of Bastrop reserves the right to reconvene, recess, or realign the Regular Session or called Executive Session or order of business at any time prior to adjournment. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. EXECUTIVE SESSION (BEGINS AT 3:00 P.M.) 2A. City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code to conduct interviews and discuss and deliberate the appointment of a City Attorney. 3. TAKE ANY NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE ACTION ON MATTERS POSTED FOR CONSIDERATION IN CLOSED/EXECUTIVE SESSION CONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION (6:30 P.M.) 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Brianna Mutschink and Aubrie Hanna from the Bastrop Middle School Student Council TEXAS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. 5. INVOCATION – Associate Pastor Taylor Choate, Bastrop First Assembly of God 6. PRESENTATIONS 6A. Mayor’s Report Bastrop City Council Agenda September 26, 2017 Page 1 of 4 6B. Councilmembers’ Report 6C. City Manager’s Report 7. WORK SESSION/BRIEFINGS 7A. Discuss proposed changes to the Rules of Procedure for the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas. 7B. Discuss proposed changes to the Boards & Commission Ordinance and/or the adoption of a Board & Commission Resolution. 8. STAFF AND BOARD REPORTS 8A. Receive report from Bastrop Economic Development Corporation. 8B. Receive presentation on the unaudited Monthly Financial Report for the period ending August 31, 2017. 9. CITIZEN COMMENTS At this time, three (3) minute comments will be taken from the audience on any topic. To address the Council, please submit a fully completed request card to the City Secretary prior to the beginning of the Citizens’ Comment portion of the Council meeting. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, if a citizen discusses any item not on the agenda, City Council cannot discuss issues raised or make any decision at this time. Instead, City Council is limited to making a statement of specific factual information or a recitation of existing policy in response to the inquiry. Issues may be referred to City Staff for research and possible future action. To address the Council concerning any item on the agenda, please submit a fully completed request card to the City Secretary prior to the consideration of that item. It is not the intention of the City of Bastrop to provide a public forum for the embarrassment or demeaning of any individual or group. Neither is it the intention of the Council to allow a member of the public to slur the performance, honesty and/or integrity of the Council, as a body, or any member or members of the Council individually or collectively, or members of the City’s staff. Accordingly, profane, insulting or threatening language directed toward the Council and/or any person in the Council’s presence will not be tolerated. 10. CONSENT AGENDA The following may be acted upon in one motion. A Councilmember or a citizen may request items be removed from the Consent Agenda for individual consideration. 10A. Consider action to approve minutes from the September 12, 2017 meeting. 10B. Consider action to approve the second reading of Resolution No. R-2017-69 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, approving the expenditure of Bastrop Economic Development Corporation funds for the Technology Drive/MLK Infrastructure Project in an amount exceeding Ten Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($10,000); repealing all resolutions in conflict; and establishing an effective date. Bastrop City Council Agenda September 26, 2017 Page 2 of 4 10C. Consider action to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 2017-23 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas amending the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A, related to Chapter 3 titled “Building Regulations,” Chapter 10 titled “Subdivisions,” Chapter 14 titled “Zoning,” and the articles within Chapter 10, Section 8 titled “Reservations,” references within Chapter 3 titled “Building Regulations,” Chapter 10 titled “Subdivisions,” and Chapter 14 titled “Zoning,” related to fees; and deleting Section 10.03.003 titled “Subdivision and Development Escrow Fees” in its entirety, providing a repealing clause; providing a severability clause; providing a savings clause; and providing for an effective date. 11. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 11A. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2017-79 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas supporting the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) proposed public plan for the 135 acre site, formerly known as the Lost Pines Golf Club, with emphasis on outdoor programming, outdoor education, and hiking and biking trails; strongly urging the TPWD to build a “tribute green” to preserve and educate future generations of the important role that the Lost Pines golf course played in the Bastrop State Park’s history; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date. 11B. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2017-74 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas approving an Emergency Water Interconnect agreement between the City of Bastrop and Aqua Water Supply Corporation; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents, and establishing an effective date. 11C. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2017-75 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas, approving and adopting the Financial Management Policy, making various provisions related to the subject; repealing any resolutions in conflict; and providing an effective date. 11D. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2017-76 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas establishing organizational funding amounts contingent upon contract agreement deliverables, funded from Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund for Fiscal Year 2017- 2018, and establishing an effective date. 11E. Consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2017-77 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas approving and adopting the Investment Policy and Investment Strategies; approving the list of Qualified Brokers; making various provisions related to the subject; and providing an effective date. 11F. Public hearing on the Hunters Crossing Public Improvement District ongoing service plan and proposed assessment levy, consider any objections to the proposed assessments and, consider action to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 2017-26 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas approving the updated service plan, including provisions related to assessments for the Hunters Crossing Public Improvement District; approving a fiscal year 2018 assessment roll for the District; and containing other provisions related to the Hunters Crossing Public Improvement District and the Hunters Crossing Local Government Corporation and providing for an effective date; and move to include on the September 28, 2017 Special Council Meeting for a second reading. 11G. Consider action to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 2017-22 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas adopting a budget for the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 (October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018); providing that expenditures for said Fiscal Bastrop City Council Agenda September 26, 2017 Page 3 of 4  Year be made in accordance with said budget; providing a severability clause; establishing an effective date. 11H. Consider action to ratify the vote on the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 budget, which results in more revenues from ad valorem taxes than the previous year. 11I. Consider action to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 2017-25 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas adopting the tax rate and levying ad valorem taxes for the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 to provide revenue for the payment of current expenditures: providing a severability clause; and establishing an effective date. 11J. Hold Public Hearing to solicit input from citizens regarding the City of Bastrop’s Parks and Recreation needs and priorities and discuss a proposed park project to be submitted to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) for grant funding; and consider action to approve Resolution No. R-2017-78 of the City Council of the City of Bastrop, Texas approving an application to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Division for a 50% match grant for the total amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and 00/100 cents ($500,000.00) for the development of Phase II of Minerva Delgado Park; authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents for the grant submission; and establishing an effective date. 12. EXECUTIVE SESSION 12A. City Council shall convene into closed executive session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to discuss and deliberate litigation matters with the Special Counsel to the City of Bastrop regarding City of Bastrop vs. Vandiver settlement agreement (21st Judicial District, Cause No. 124-21). 13. TAKE ANY NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE ACTION ON MATTERS POSTED FOR CONSIDERATION IN CLOSED/EXECUTIVE SESSION 14. ADJOURNMENT I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting as posted in accordance with the regulations of the Texas Open Meetings Act on the bulletin board located at the entrance to the City of Bastrop City Hall, a place of convenient and readily accessible to the general public, as well as to the City’s website, www.cityofbastrop.org and said Notice was posted on the following date and time: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. and remained posted for at least two hours after said meeting was convened. ____________________________________________ Ann Franklin, City Secretary Bastrop City Council Agenda September 26, 2017 Page 4 of 4